Is possible install Eclipse IDE in a Galaxy Tab?

Question

Since Eclipse can run in Linux and this tablet has the new Honeycomb (Linux Kernel), can Eclipse IDE run in Android Honeycomb ?

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Answer 1

The Eclipse downloads page lists packages for Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX. Android is not listed as one of the supported OSes for installation of the IDE.

Answer 2

Are you talking about actually running Java code with Eclipse APIs on the device? It's not impossible, but you will be doing most of the work yourself. The difficult part will be getting SWT to run and appear as native Android objects while supporting the full range of controls that Eclipse users expect.

There have been Eclipse projects in the past to get a workable subset of the APIs to run in an embedded space. One such project was eRCP, by IBM. I'm not aware of any activity to make a similar effort on Android, but there's no requirement to announce such work to the Eclipse community.

Answer 3

Its not possible to install Eclipse directly to Android OS but you can run Eclipse on your Tablet via Linux Deploy Application. But first you need to get Linux setup on your Android and use VNC viewer for display. That's how I did it.

See screen shot of Linux on Android running Eclipse.

Answer 4

1.) The latest Android tablets ARE now powerful enough to run software like the Eclipse IDE in fact they are more powerful than the Intel and AMD processor machines that Eclipse was originally developed to run on.

2.) The tablet is a useful tool for graphical modelling techniques and the addition of an external wireless keyboard can improve input of code in a text editor.

3.) There is a lack of support for Java SE runtime for Android.

4.) Limited Android root access on the standard commercially supplied Tablets make it impossible to access OS features and install, compile or access development tools without additional 3rd party applications.

5.) AIDE does provide a method to write and run code on Android but the free version is extremely limited and the commercial (paid) version is nowhere near as powerful or comprehensive as the freely available Eclipse for Windows or Linux.